Man Falls From Upper West Side Condo onto Parked Car and Survives

By Ben Fractenberg on August 31, 2010 2:55pm | Updated on September 1, 2010 6:14am

UPPER WEST SIDE — A man fell several stories from a building and lived after landing on a parked car in the Upper West Side on Tuesday morning, the FDNY said.

Thomas Magill, 22, fell from the residential building at 75 West End Ave. just before 10:45 a.m. and landed on the back window and trunk of a red 2008 Dodge Charger, according to police and witnesses at the scene.

A police spokesman could not confirm if he fell or jumped.

"I just came out to get a little fresh air and all I saw was a shadow coming down," said Anthony Amedeo, 48, of Whitestone, N.Y., a construction worker who was working at the nearby Ashley Building. "He hit the car and glass shattered all over the place."

A blue sneaker that apparently belonged to Magill was on the hood of parked car directly behind the Charger. He was once listed as a resident of the building.

A police deputy on the scene said Magill jumped from the top of the 39-story building. However, the FDNY said it was from somewhere between five and seven stories.

Chelsea-resident Chris Bell'Armo, 40, said he was working across the street when he heard a noise that sounded like an "explosion" and looked out the window, where he saw the fallen man trying to pull himself out of the car.

"I thought he was dead until I saw him moving," Bell'Armo said. "I can't believe the guy was alive when they pulled him out. It was incredible."

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